Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Κλίμακα Κοινωνικής Συνοχής	Γενικευμένη Κλίμακα Εμπιστοσύνης
Πεδίο	Πολιτική Κοινωνιολογία	Πολιτική Κοινωνιολογία
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	1997–2006	1956–1994
Δημιουργός	Robert Sampson, Ray Forrest, Akhtar Kearns	Morris Rosenberg, Toshio Yamagishi
Τύπος	Self-report questionnaire	Self-report questionnaire
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Sampson, R. J., Raudenbush, S. W., & Earls, F. (1997). Neighborhoods and violent crime: A multilevel study of collective efficacy. Science, 277(5328), 918-924.	Rosenberg, M. (1956). Misanthropy, political ideology, and political information. Public Opinion Quarterly, 20(2), 274-290.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	SCS, Social Integration Index	GTS, Trust in Strangers
Συναφείς	5	5
Σύνοψη	The Social Cohesion Scale measures the degree to which members of a community feel integrated, connected, and unified by shared values and mutual support. Developed across multiple traditions—notably by Robert Sampson and colleagues in criminology and urban sociology, and by Forrest & Kearns in housing research—it assesses both the structural glue (institutions, networks) and affective bonds (belonging, solidarity) that hold communities together.	The Generalized Trust Scale measures an individual's propensity to trust people in general, particularly strangers with whom they have no direct relationship. Originally developed by Morris Rosenberg in 1956 and later refined by Toshio Yamagishi and colleagues, it has become foundational in research on social capital, civic participation, and intergroup relations.